<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-51 - INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50Normal { text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50HG4 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50HG4C { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; 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content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-51"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50HG4">CHAPTER </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51" rel="noopener"><span class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">34-51</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50Normal"><span class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50HG4C">INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">34-51-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">    Definitions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">34-51-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">    Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">34-51-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">    Informed consent necessary--Requirements.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-4" rel="noopener"><span class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">34-51-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">    General or individualized investigative treatment--Manufacturer not required to provide--Patient request--Costs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-5" rel="noopener"><span class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">34-51-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">    Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-6" rel="noopener"><span class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">34-51-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">    Reimbursement from decedent's estate prohibited.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-7" rel="noopener"><span class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">34-51-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">    Physician not liable for recommendation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">34-51-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">    Treating physician immune.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">34-51-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">    State agent prohibited from blocking access--Exclusion.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-10" rel="noopener"><span class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">34-51-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">    Private cause of action not created--Good faith, reasonable care.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-11" rel="noopener"><span class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">34-51-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1551136957734f5299bf2cb9c1a89f50DefaultParagraphFont">    Payment of treatment by government agency--Insurance coverage--Services by health care facility--Not required.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-51 - INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } 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content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-51-1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984SENU">34-51-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984SENU">. </span><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984CL">Definitions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984Statute"><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984DefaultParagraphFont">Terms used in this chapter mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984StatuteNumber1"><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    "Eligible facility," an institution operating under a federalwide assurance for the protection of human subjects, pursuant to 45 C.F.R. Part 46 (January 1, 2025);</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984StatuteNumber1"><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    "Eligible patient," an individual who has:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984StatuteNumber2"><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    A disease or condition that is life-threatening or severely debilitating, as those terms are defined in 21 C.F.R § 312.81 (January 1, 2025), attested by the patient's treating physician;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984StatuteNumber2"><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Considered all other treatment options approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984StatuteNumber2"><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    Received a recommendation from the individual's treating physician for a general investigative treatment, or an individualized investigative treatment based on an analysis of the individual's genomic sequence, human chromosomes, deoxyribonucleic acid, ribonucleic acid, genes, gene products, or metabolites;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984StatuteNumber2"><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984DefaultParagraphFont">(d)    Given informed consent for the general or individualized investigative treatment; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984StatuteNumber2"><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984DefaultParagraphFont">(e)    Documentation from the individual's treating physician that the individual meets the requirements of this chapter;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984StatuteNumber1"><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    "General investigative treatment," any drug, biological product, or device that has successfully completed phase one of a clinical trial but has not yet been approved for general use by the United States Food and Drug Administration and remains under investigation in a clinical trial approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984StatuteNumber1"><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    "Individualized investigative treatment," any drug, biological product, or device, from a manufacturer operating within an eligible facility, which is unique to and produced exclusively for an individual patient's use based on the patient's genetic profile; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    "Physician," any individual licensed pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4" rel="noopener"><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984DefaultParagraphFont">36-4</span></a><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s8d681334002f464591a17930896a7984SCL">SL 2015, ch 188, § 1; SL 2025, ch 144, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-51 - INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 34-51-2 - Repealed."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 34-51-2 - Repealed."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-51-2"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sb30f824571a848f8b2c6f3ca05e336c2Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sb30f824571a848f8b2c6f3ca05e336c2SENU">34-51-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb30f824571a848f8b2c6f3ca05e336c2SENU">. </span><span class="sb30f824571a848f8b2c6f3ca05e336c2CL">Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb30f824571a848f8b2c6f3ca05e336c2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb30f824571a848f8b2c6f3ca05e336c2000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb30f824571a848f8b2c6f3ca05e336c2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb30f824571a848f8b2c6f3ca05e336c2DefaultParagraphFont">Source: </span><span class="sb30f824571a848f8b2c6f3ca05e336c2SCL">SL 2015, ch 188, § 2; SL 2025, ch 144, § 9.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-51 - INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 34-51-3 - Informed consent necessary--Requirements."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 34-51-3 - Informed consent necessary--Requirements."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-51-3"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bSENU">34-51-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bSENU">. </span><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bCL">Informed consent necessary--Requirements.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bStatute"><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">To receive a general or individualized investigative treatment, an eligible patient must give informed consent.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bStatute"><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of this section, "informed consent," means a written document that:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bStatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Is signed by the eligible patient; the patient's parent or legal guardian, if the patient is a minor; or an appointed guardian, attorney-in-fact, or person with authority pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12C" rel="noopener"><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">34-12C</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">, if the patient is incapacitated as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12C-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">34-12C-1</span></a><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bStatuteNumber1"><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Is attested to by the treating physician;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bStatuteNumber1"><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Explains the currently approved products and treatments for the disease or condition from which the patient suffers;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bStatuteNumber1"><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Contains the patient's concurrence with the treating physician that no treatment approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration would likely prolong the patient's life;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bStatuteNumber1"><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Clearly identifies the specific proposed general or individualized investigative treatment that the patient is seeking to use;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bStatuteNumber1"><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Describes, based on the treating physician's knowledge of the general or individualized investigative treatment and the patient's condition, the potential outcomes of using the treatment, and any possibility of worsening symptoms or death hastened by the treatment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bStatuteNumber1"><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">(7)    States that the:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bStatuteNumber2"><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Patient's health insurance carrier is not obligated to pay for any care or treatments consequent to the use of the general or individualized investigative treatment; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bStatuteNumber2"><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Patient understands that the patient is liable for all expenses consequent to the use of the treatment; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bStatuteNumber1"><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont">(8)    States that the patient's eligibility for hospice care may be withdrawn if the patient begins curative treatment with the general or individualized investigative treatment, and that care may be reinstated if this treatment ends and the patient meets hospice eligibility requirements.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s8bfc863a679d4fada05976edbd21660bSCL">SL 2015, ch 188, § 3; SL 2025, ch 144, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-51 - INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 34-51-4 - General or individualized investigative treatment--Manufacturer not required to provide--Patient request--Costs."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 34-51-4 - General or individualized investigative treatment--Manufacturer not required to provide--Patient request--Costs."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-51-4"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-4" rel="noopener"><span class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfSENU">34-51-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfSENU">. </span><span class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfCL">General or individualized investigative treatment--Manufacturer not required to provide--Patient request--Costs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfStatute"><span class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfDefaultParagraphFont">A manufacturer of a general investigative treatment, or a manufacturer of an individualized investigative treatment operating within an eligible facility, may make the treatment available to an eligible patient, with or without compensation. An eligible facility, or a manufacturer operating within an eligible facility, may require an eligible patient to pay the costs of, or the costs associated with, the manufacture of the individualized investigative treatment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfStatute"><span class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfDefaultParagraphFont">An eligible patient may request a general or individualized investigative treatment pursuant to this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfStatute"><span class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfDefaultParagraphFont">This chapter does not require a manufacturer or eligible facility to make available the general or individualized investigative treatment to an eligible patient.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746df000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s4373a96e010e4c23ae60a85a60a746dfSCL">SL 2015, ch 188, § 4; SL 2025, ch 144, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-51 - INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 34-51-5 - Repealed."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 34-51-5 - Repealed."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-51-5"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-5" rel="noopener"><span class="s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2SENU">34-51-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2SENU">. </span><span class="s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2CL">Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2DefaultParagraphFont">Source: </span><span class="s85c6406668154b72bef547c9391e43a2SCL">SL 2015, ch 188, § 5; SL 2025, ch 144, § 10.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-51 - INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861dNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861dSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861dCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861dStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 34-51-6 - Reimbursement from decedent's estate prohibited."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 34-51-6 - Reimbursement from decedent's estate prohibited."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-51-6"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861dNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-6" rel="noopener"><span class="sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861dSENU">34-51-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861dSENU">. </span><span class="sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861dCL">Reimbursement from decedent's estate prohibited.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861dStatute"><span class="sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861dDefaultParagraphFont">If a patient dies while receiving a general or individualized investigative treatment, the manufacturer or eligible facility may not seek reimbursement for any outstanding debt related to the treatment or lack of insurance due to the treatment from the patient's or caretaker's estate.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861dNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861d000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861dNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861dDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sdb351d95f62e4952859bead58da4861dSCL">SL 2015, ch 188, § 6; SL 2025, ch 144, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-51 - INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 34-51-7 - Physician not liable for recommendation."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 34-51-7 - Physician not liable for recommendation."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-51-7"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-7" rel="noopener"><span class="s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257SENU">34-51-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257SENU">. </span><span class="s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257CL">Physician not liable for recommendation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257DefaultParagraphFont">No licensing board may revoke, fail to renew, suspend, or take any action against a physician's license pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4" rel="noopener"><span class="s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257DefaultParagraphFont">36-4</span></a><span class="s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257DefaultParagraphFont">, based solely on the physician's recommendations to an eligible patient regarding access to or receipt of a general or individualized investigative treatment. No entity responsible for medicare certification may take action against a physician's medicare certification based solely on the physician's recommendation regarding a general or individualized investigative treatment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s6225188f230d4626951dd03ff850a257SCL">SL 2015, ch 188, § 7; SL 2025, ch 144, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-51 - INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2058018Normal { margin-top: 0; 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Counseling, advice, or a recommendation consistent with medical standards of care from a licensed health care provider is not a violation of this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s998d6e858f804edbb548270f019cf6ceNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s998d6e858f804edbb548270f019cf6ce000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s998d6e858f804edbb548270f019cf6ceNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s998d6e858f804edbb548270f019cf6ceDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s998d6e858f804edbb548270f019cf6ceSCL">SL 2015, ch 188, § 9; SL 2025, ch 144, § 6.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-51 - INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sbae905b13eaa45c0b93e00a035668828Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; 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SL 2025, ch 144, § 7.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-51 - INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 34-51-11 - Payment of treatment by government agency--Insurance coverage--Services by health care facility--Not required."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 34-51-11 - Payment of treatment by government agency--Insurance coverage--Services by health care facility--Not required."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-51-11"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-51-11" rel="noopener"><span class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9SENU">34-51-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9SENU">. </span><span class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9CL">Payment of treatment by government agency--Insurance coverage--Services by health care facility--Not required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9Statute"><span class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9DefaultParagraphFont">Nothing in this chapter requires:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9StatuteNumber1"><span class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    A governmental agency to pay any costs associated with the use, care, or treatment of an eligible patient with an individualized investigative treatment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9StatuteNumber1"><span class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    A health plan, health carrier, or third-party administrator to provide coverage for the cost of an individualized investigative treatment or other costs of services related to the treatment; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    A health care facility, licensed in accordance with chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12" rel="noopener"><span class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9DefaultParagraphFont">34-12</span></a><span class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9DefaultParagraphFont">, to provide new or additional services, unless approved by the facility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s517ed7375f5c402b858b8b16f17c30d9SCL">SL 2025, ch 144, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html>